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Citrus cartons unveiled for Lunar New Year

The 2021 Lunar New Year celebration begins February 12 and to mark the start of the Year of the Ox, Classic Harvest is joining in on this message of hope and health. New this…

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Regional Sales Manager - Root, Switzerland

COVID-19 slows imported blueberry programs

Blueberry supplies are tight and the blame can be largely laid on COVID-19. “It’s affecting supply and operations in the U.S.—it’s just affecting the business at the moment,”…

Azerbaijan to export tomatoes to Persian Gulf and EU

The Azerbaijani Economy Ministry Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) has organized an online meeting with entrepreneurs operating in the field…

Cambodian vegetable production at 716,000 tons in 2020

As the government efforts to shore up the agricultural sector in these times of Covid-19 have been quite successful, Cambodia’s vegetable production for the…

Hebei Province, Northern China

Closed-off cities have 'sufficient' supplies of fresh products

The cities of Shijiazhuang, Xingtai and Langfang in North China's Hebei Province will be under closed-off management, officials from Hebei Province said at a…

Chinese tomato market may be lower than last year during Chinese New Year

Tomato and chilli, two everyday vegetables in China, are seeing a big difference in their market prices. Compared with the farm gate prices of 3-6 yuan per…

Price of high-quality products firm

Chinese banana prices stable with slight increases

Last week (January 3-9), the overall banana market was steady with slight increases. Prices in production areas varied with quality. The price of high-quality…

Packaging issues prevented Georgian apple producer group from starting exports

The well-known group of Georgian apple-producing companies Tiriphoni Gardens, Kvarkhiti Agro, and AgroGori, did not start exporting their products this season…

Indian government considers enhancing cargo capacity of airports

Navin Choudhary, the Principal Secretary of the Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department has called for enhancing the air cargo capacity of Indian…

Kheda, Gujarat

ETG Agro India commissions nuts-almonds processing plant in India

ETG Agro India is one of the largest processors and marketers in the global pulse processing industry. Originally a pulses processor, ETG Agro India has…

Special Latin America

Pricing could get stronger on avocados

Following a significant drop in prices, avocado pricing has picked up and may continue to do so. Currently, Mexico is the only player in the market shipping avocados with the lack…

Global Focus Grapes

Nagesh Shetty - Deccan Produce

“The markets are very subdued, down around 20-30%"

India is out of lockdown and the country as a whole is almost back too normal, but as the grape export moves into the main season business is not what it…

Reaching record high in 2020 during pandemic

South Korean agricultural exports up 7.7%

South Korea's agricultural exports grew 7.7 percent on-year in 2020 on the back of growing demand for healthier foodstuffs amid the pandemic. According to the…

Malaysian Joinland Group optimistic about 2021

The Joinland Group, a diversified Malaysian conglomerate of varied business interests, is looking at 2021 with optimism. This is mainly due to two new…

Vegetable prices up in Singapore due to floods in Malaysia

The prices of vegetables are going up at wet markets in Singapore, with some prices doubling as compared to the prices of a few weeks ago. Market vendors said…

Oman publishes list of VAT zero-rated items

Many more details have published on the range of food products that have been zero-rated for Value Added Tax, which is due to come into force in the Sultanate…

Due to to declining imports from China:

Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports drop to 3.2 billion in 2020

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) reports that Vietnam earned 3.26 billion USD from exporting fruit and vegetables in 2020. This is a…

Low temperatures smash South Taiwan wax apple harvest

This year’s Pingtung County wax apple harvest is not turning out well due to the recent low temperatures. The Pingtung County township of Linbian is well-known…

Miss Peppas launches new brand 'Good Stuff'

"Bringing people closer to more unfamiliar tastes"

Necessity is the mother of invention, as the current Corona crisis has shown. Numerous new marketing initiatives are being launched in the fresh produce sector.…

The highlight of this period is on La Rosa di Padova

Radicchio: The international market is stronger than the domestic one

The colored variety of radicchio is always the one that receives the most interest and curiosity. Despite the pandemic, the results are encouraging for the La Rosa farm,…

Koppert markets the PredaNostrum® solution, based on the syrphid "Sphaerophoria rueppellii"

Local Mediterranean fly achieves effective control on aphids in strawberry crops

A small fly, native of the Mediterranean area, called Sphaerophoria rueppellii, has become the most effective biological control solution against aphids in strawberries and…

Hot-water treatment works against chilling injury symptoms in fresh tomatoes

Reducing the negative effects of chilling injury (CI) in tomatoes after harvest is fundamental to ensure good quality and to minimize losses. CI is a…

Vegetables in question not mass produced, especially with export-quality

“Egypt will not be able to significantly contribute to solve the Spanish vegetable shortage”

The shortages of Spanish vegetables has led to a steep increase of prices for cucumbers, cauliflowers and zucchinis, among other produce. When looking at…

2nd crop estimate: Northern Cape rain shaves off 2-3 million cartons, as Hex River top estimate increases

High hopes for the Hex River Crimson harvest

The heavy rain last week in the Northern Cape has reduced the estimate for the Orange River region by two to three million 4.5kg equivalent cartons, bringing down the total of…

Tighter supplies of Washington apples brings pricing back in line

Supplies of Washington apples are slimmer than usual. “Right now, the overall crop is 15-20 percent off from what we estimated last year, so supplies are certainly tight…

APAL Post-harvest Seminar goes online to explore smart packhouse

APAL’s Post-harvest Seminar on Wednesday 20 January 2021 will be delivered entirely online as COVID-19 and border restrictions continue to create uncertainty for apple and…

"We're starting the export season to the North American region"

BDA/Dorot Farm, a grower group of fresh and sweet carrots from Israel, is starting the new export season to the North American region. Dorot Farm supplies jumbo carrots to the…

AU: New apple and pear varieties continue strong consumer growth

In the four weeks to 27 December 2020, the take home fruit category has grown 4.7 per cent in dollar sales and declined -5.1 per cent in volume sales, versus same time year…

Morocco: Wholesale fruit and vegetable prices for Casablanca market

This is an overview of the weekly wholesale prices for the most commonly sold fruit and vegetable products in the wholesale market in Casablanca, Morocco. These are minimum…

'Kiwi is the fruit of Italian well-being'

Thanks to its rich and sugary pulp, its intense colors, kiwi has become one of the most consumed and appreciated fruits by consumers. Italy is the leading…

How much potato is in fact produced in Ukraine?

The data of state statistics on potatoes produced in Ukraine do not correspond to real figures and are overestimated by about two-thirds, Vice-President of the…

US blueberry growers testify to ITC about harm of imports

Members of the American Blueberry Growers Alliance, a group representing U.S. domestic blueberry farmers, provided information to the U.S. International Trade…

How technology helps to propel growth

The umbrella of CMI Orchards’ owners and partners are using cutting-edge technology from the orchard to packing facilities. “A big focus at CMI Orchards is to…

Australia: Batlow growers report bumper cherry harvest

Batlow cherry growers have reported a positive start to the season this year, with good weather conditions and great produce. Greg Mouat of Mouat’s Farm: “The…

Hapag-Lloyd will implement the Asia Express service during the Chilean fruit season

Hapag-Lloyd announced that it will implement its Asia Express service (AN1 Service) in the first quarter of 2021 to reduce the transit time from Valparaiso to…

Eosta

"Calinda is no ordinary organic strawberry"

New in Eosta's product range are the organic Club Variety Calinda Strawberries. Not an ordinary organic strawberry according to Eosta, but a "premium club…

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Murre Technologies, The Netherlands

Automatic slicer cuts apples into perfect wedges

Murre Technologies, a Dutch company that supplies food-processing equipment around the globe, has developed industrial machines that automate cutting, peeling, dipping and…

Nigeria wants to tap into the multimillion global coconut market

Industry experts forecast that the global coconut products market will reach $31.1 billion by 2026. There are campaigns for the government and the private…

N. Irish company angry as port hold-ups threaten lettuce, courgette and pepper supply

A County Down food company -the largest processor of lettuce on the island of Ireland- has lashed out at the UK government as hold-ups at ports threaten to…

WHO urges governments to promote healthy food in public facilities

A new WHO Action framework for developing and implementing public food procurement and service policies for a healthy diet aims to increase the availability of…

Tridge report takes in-depth look at 2021 agri industry

Tridge, a global sourcing hub concerned with cross-border trade, has released its latest report on the most significant events within the agri industry for…

Retail

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Deliveroo plans to expand into around 100 new towns and cities across the UK in 2021

Morrisons: The first UK supermarket group to guarantee pay of at least £10 an hour

Spain: El Corte Inglés to open 28 Supercor stores amid adverse weatherSpanish retailer El Corte Inglés has announced that it will open 28 Supercor supermarkets to provide food…

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